Senior Aws Cloud Engineer

Pulsedata Labs; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pulsedata Labs seeks an experienced Cloud/DevOps engineer to design and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across multi-cloud environments. You will implement IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible for automated provisioning and configuration.

You will lead DevOps adoption, optimize CI/CD pipelines, automate testing, and collaborate with engineers to create cloud-native solutions that meet business needs.

Qualifications

• Experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD, containerization, and configuration management.
• Strong programming/scripting skills for automation and cloud integration.
• Solid networking, Linux/Windows admin, and cloud storage understanding.
• Experience with cloud security, governance, and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities in agile, interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and lead complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure with high availability, performance, and security across multi-cloud environments.
• Develop and manage IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible for automated provisioning.
• Lead the adoption and optimization of DevOps methodologies, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes.
• Collaborate with software engineers, architects, and stakeholders to architect cloud-native solutions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud systems for cost, performance, and reliability.
• Ensure cloud environments adhere to security best practices, compliance standards, and governance policies.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Communication

Collaboration

Independence & ownership

Project leadership

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Chef

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Key skills

• Proficiency with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and configuration management (Ansible, Chef)

• Strong programming and scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.) for automation and cloud service integration
• Proficiency with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and configuration management (Ansible, Chef)

• Solid understanding of networking concepts (VPC, VPN, DNS, firewalls, load balancers), system administration (Linux/Windows), and cloud storage solutions

• Experience with cloud security, governance, and compliance frameworks

• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills

• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, with experience working in agile, interdisciplinary teams

• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and lead complex projects to completion

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across multi-cloud environments

• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible for automated provisioning and configuration
• Lead the adoption and optimization of DevOps methodologies, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes
• Collaborate with software engineers, architects, and stakeholders to architect cloud‑native solutions that meet business and technical requirements

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud systems for cost, performance, and reliability, using cloud monitoring and logging tools

• Ensure cloud environments adhere to security best practices, compliance standards, and governance policies, including identity and access management, encryption, and vulnerability management

• Mentor and guide junior engineers, sharing knowledge and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation

• Participate in on‑call rotation and provide escalation support for critical cloud infrastructure issues